madagascariensis, Foa Petit [G.] 1931:91 [Bulletin du Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle (Série 2) v. 3 (no. 1); ref. 16324] Sarodrano, Province of Tuléar, Madagascar, depth 5-6 meters. Syntypes: MNHN (2, not found, presumed lost). Type catalog: Bauchot & Desoutter 1987:96 [ref. 12478]. •Status uncertain -- (T. Fraser, pers. comm. 9/2000). •Valid as Foa madagascariensis Petit 1931 -- (Allen in Randall & Lim 2000:614 [ref. 25122], Mabuchi et al. 2014:196 [ref. 33426], Fricke et al. 2018:167 [ref. 35805], Kuiter & Kozawa 2019:11 [ref. 36965], Fraser 2020:23 [ref. 37581], Fraser et al. 2022:173 [ref. 39752]). Current status: Valid as Foa madagascariensis Petit 1931. Apogonidae: Apogoninae. Distribution: Western Indian Ocean: KwaZulu-Natal (South Africa), Tanzania, Madagascar and Mascarenes (Mauritius). Habitat: marine.